FACILITATORS AND GUIDES OF THE HEALING FESTIVAL 2025
Obia Uma nana Garra rrana (SR/NL)
“Sacred Water, I Am. I flow, I cleanse, I heal. I am the vessel, the blessing, the life. I am pure, I am eternal. I honor you, Watra Mama. ÁSE.
✨️I give gratitude to LIFE and embrace all experiences, I am Grateful for my journey, my lessons, my growth. ÁSE
✨️I get inspired by others, but be my own teacher ÁSE
✨️YEYEMIOYEYE” - Obia Uma nana Garra rrana
Shine in the light of the Sun.
Visit the wisdom of African ancestors together with a creative artist who shares the language of spirits in tribal dances and songs. Meet Garra rrana – symbolizing the power of the Blue Dragonfly, transformation, and self-realization. Obia Uma Nana Garra rrana is a descendant of the indigenous people of Suriname. Being in service to inspire, remind, and support those who have forgotten who they are and where they come from is Garra rrana’s goal. To bring us back home and offer tools and reminders of how to reclaim leadership over our own lives. All sharings in Garra rrana’s masterclasses are through the experience of rituals and ceremonies. These open the path to the heart and resonate with messages from the spirits, awakening and illuminating the heart. They guide us to deeper listening so we can feel our own truth.
- Natural healer, singer, creative artist, and mother of four children.
- Healer and teacher working with traditional medicines and leading various ceremonies and rituals.
- Together with Wiruungga Dunggiirr, they build bridges and connect cultures to raise awareness of the power of nature and its teachings.
- Regularly visits her African ancestors and their spirits. They have passed on ancient rituals, natural wisdom, and great knowledge. With her grandmother as a guide, she works with traditional plants.
Let us learn from the wisdom of Garra rrana, for our path lies directly ahead of us. Let us rise and walk it with open hearts. Welcome to this dance, the creative power of the Serpent’s golden thread in the great tapestry of the Songlines of creation. Let us shine, play, awaken—because we are the rhythm, the pulse, the heartbeat of the Great Mother, where we come together to share, care, and uplift one another.
Welcome to dance into the rise of the Serpent, where we come together to share, care, and uplift one another. Kings and Queens, Sons and Daughters, Earth Mama is calling us home, the stars guide us, and our journey together continues. Show your beautiful self, let your voices be heard, your light shine, and your presence be felt. Embraced by the power of Anana, we walk as one, honoring our Great Earth Mama, and guided by the wisdom of our ancestors. Let us shine, play, share, and care, moving together in unity and love. The path is before us—let us rise and walk it with open hearts and purpose. Welcome into this dance, the creative power of the Serpent, golden threads in the great tapestry, footprints upon the Songlines of creation. Shine, play, awaken—for we are the rhythm, the pulse, the heartbeat of the Great Mother, where we come together to share, care, and uplift one another. In love, truth, and sacred unity, let us rise, surrender, and become one with the song of the universe.
- Obia Uma nana Garra rrana